Grassroots initiatives to save the planet
Explore climate justice projects around the world, helping to tackle climate change, social inequalities through innovative models of campaigning, movement-building, grassroots funding and direct project implementation.
Our Climate Justice initiatives
SAVE Rivers Network
📣 Campaigning | 📍 Malaysia
SAVE Rivers supports and empowers rural communities to protect their land, rivers, and watersheds through capacity building, networking, research, education, and advocacy.
Urban Roots
💚 Community Action | 📍 Glasgow, UK
Urban Roots empowers local people to make choices and lifestyle changes that are beneficial for them, their communities and the environment.
Devon Environment
Foundation
💚 Community Action | 📍 Devon, UK
The Devon Environment Foundation channels funds from businesses and philanthropists to grassroots nature regeneration projects in the local region and fills a gap by being agile, unbureaucratic, and ‘getting stuff done’.
The Rural Water Initiative for Climate Action
💪 Direct Implementation | 📍 Uganda
RWICA is a woman- and youth-led nonprofit based in the Republic of Uganda, focused on community-driven solutions to water, sanitation and health issues from the grassroots to the policy levels.
LILAK
📣 Campaigning | 📍 Philippines, UK
LILAK is a collective of feminists, activists, indigenous women, and advocates putting our hearts, minds, and energies together to support and act in solidarity with the struggle of the indigenous women.
Edupaz
💪 Direct Implementation | 📍 Mexico
Edupaz contributes to peace education and the holistic development community in the border region of Chiapas through actions such as microcredit, health care and nature-based education.
PELUM Zimbabwe
📖 Training | 📍 Ziimbabwe
PELUM Zimbabwe works through member organisations who in turn work with small scale farmers in Zimbabwe to provide training and services to communities to promote sustainable livelihoods.